MAGraphic Design
| Study location | Hungary, Budapest |
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| Type | Graduate (master), full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 semesters (2 years) (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MA |
| Tuition fee | €3,500 per semester |
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| Application fee | €150 one-time |
| Deposit | €50 one-time This 50 EUR is an acceptance insurance paid to our agency to guarantee your acceptance letter. This means, if we cannot get you acceptance letter, then we refund you back this amount fully. Please note that this amount will increase to 60 EUR from May 1, 2020 and further to 75 EUR from June 1, 2020. Complete your application package as early as possible and enjoy the lower prices! |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate (bachelor) diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Hungarian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+ or TOEFL 79+ Intermediate command of English is required. Please note that all applicants need to participate in an online admission interview. During this interview, you’ll need to prove your language skills and the admission committee will make their admission decision based on this. If you don’t reach the necessary language level, you won’t be granted admission even if you have a previously obtained language certificate. Applicants who do not meet the minimum language requirements have to start their studies with an English Language Preparatory Program. |
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| Other requirements | A relevant portfolio is required. When applying to art programs, please make sure that you upload the following materials to Google Drive (or other file storage and synchronization service) and send the link in a pdf file (you can copy and paste the link to word document and save it as pdf): Create a portfolio, which best represents your work: - samples of your previous graphic design works, both manual and digital are accepted. Every form of graphic design is welcomed: illustrations, layouts, logos, comics, CD covers, posters, typo-posters, packaging designs, web designs, etc. Please name the file as: Your name_graphicdesignMA.pdf - A short Letter of Motivation in which the applicant informs us about his/her educational background and the reasons of choosing to study Graphic Design Masterclass at our institution (1500-4000 words). - A narrative Curriculum Vitae in which the applicant shows us his/her educational background and highlights the most important events of his/her life. - Please include a Statement that verifies that all the materials included in the portfolio were created by you alone, and write a few words about the works in the portfolio. Every written material should be sent in PDF format. |
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Overview
Acquiring this degree enables our students to interpret the tasks at hand in the context of visual communication, and provide creative and innovative solutions, and makes them capable of working on a high artistic level as graphic designers.
Ideal students for this programme are capable of working individually and managing groups in graphic designing tasks, assessing their own activities critically, creating value and initiating and practicing individual responsibility. This major prepares for further PhD studies by offering adequate background and practical knowledge.
Programme structure
CORE SUBJECTS: Aesthetics; Special Graphic Design Studies; Theory of Progressive Imaging; Artistic Studies, Research and Planning in Graphic Design; Planning in Graphic Art; Graphic Design Techniques; Visual Communication; Graphic Design and Related Genres; Art Studies; Graphic Design Studio Practice, Design history; New media graphic design; Graphic design studio practice, Integrated design, Generative design, Sustainable society and culture
Career opportunities
independent artist as graphic designer, illustrator and graphic artist art director at creative agencies and graphic design studios graphic designer in the online and print media illustrator, picture editor, DTP designer, web designer at newspapers and in the publishing industry owner of design studios workers at various businesses in the design industry.